Day: June 24, 2016

Open manholes at Nishat Chowk pose threat to public

By Fazal Khaliq  MINGORA: The local shopkeepers and commuters have demanded of the tehsil municipal administration to take notice of the uncovered manholes at Mingora Bazaar as these are posing threat to people. “Nishat Chowk is the busiest square of Mingora as it connects half of Swat with Saidu Sharif but the district administration is asleep and cannot see the two open manholes which have already caused several accidents,” said Abdullah, a vendor. The drivers also complained about the open manholes in the middle of the road at Nishat Chowk and said that sometimes bricks and stones were placed to...

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Five killed in separate incidents in Swat

By Fazal Khaliq MINGORA: Five people were killed in separate incidents in Swat on Thursday. Police said that two people were killed and two others sustained injuries when two groups clashed over drinking water in Kohistan Gut area of Saidu Sharif. They said Syed Mahmood Jan from one group and Naeemullah from the other group were killed when they opened firing on each other. Hidayatullah and Anwar Jan received injuries in the firing. In another incident, Jaffar, a resident of Madyan, was injured when gunmen opened firing on him. He was rushed him to Saidu Teaching Hospital where he...

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